Horseshoe anvil and clamp



(No Model.)

J. A. RICHARDS.

HORSESHOE ANVIL AND CLAMP.

No. 354,236. Patented De0.-14,'1886.

l/witnesses M PETERS, Photn'ljmbgmphur, Washington. D.c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES ALFRED RICHARDS, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

HORSESHOE ANVlL AND CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,236, dated December14, 1886.

Application filed March 8, 1886.

.To all whom it may cancel-n.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs ALFRED RICH- ARDS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Anvils, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in attachments to blacksmithsanvils, to aid in forming the iron with the hammer.

In forming a right angle in a piece of iron it is usual-to do so bybending the iron over the edge of the anvil with the hammer byalternately striking in the direction of the top and side of the anvil.In so doing the iron is first bent into a curve, the middle of which isat or near the edge of the anvil. In striking the iron on either side ofthis point there is nothing to prevent the iron from moving away fromthe anvil at the other side, and the desired form cannot be quicklyobtained.

The objects of my invention are to provide means for holding the ironfirmly to the side of the anvil while striking upon the upper surface,thereby more readily securi ng the desired form; also, to provide meansfor operating the device either by the knee or foot at pleasure; also,to provide an apparatus that may be used for either holding or strikingthe iron, as oc casion mayrequire. I attain these objects by themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a perspective of my device, together with an anvil and anvil-block;Fig. 2, an enlarged view-of a portion of the knee attachment, shownpartly in section; and Fig. 3, an end view of the same.

A is an ordinary blacksmiths anvil, and B the usual block for supportingthe same. To this block isjournaled a rock-shaft, a, having attached thearms or levers b b. To the end of the lever b is attached the head 0 insuch position that its end will strike the side of the anvil at or nearthe top when brought in contact with the same by rotating the shaft a.To the end of the lever b is pivoted a rod, (1, which extendshorizontally across the side of and a shortdistance beyond the block B,where it terminates in a pad or knee-rest, c. This rod is supported atoneend by the lever 11, and near the other end by a bracket or plate, f,projecting from the side of the block B, havinganotch,

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I g, in which said rod rests and slides freely in the direction of itslength. To prevent the rod from coming out of the notch g, the plate fis turned at right angles at either side of said notch, formingprojections h 71, which engage with a washer, 2', which slides freely onthe rod d. Between this washer and the pad 6 is a spring, is, whichforces the washer away from the pad. Zisastop secured to the rod (1,which, coming in contact with the platef, prevents any further movementof the head 0 away from the anvil A.

A lever, m, may be attached to the shaft a, having attached a trcadle,n, by means of the rod 0, upon which is a spring, 12, to force the leveran upward, said spring resting upon a plate, 1', through which the rod 0passes. A pin, 8, inserted in the block B serves as a stop in this case.

The operation of my device is as follows:

.After heating in the usual way, the iron is placed between the anviland the head 0 and the latter brought in forcible contact with the ironby pressing the knee against the pad 6. The iron can then be quicklybrought to an angle by striking backward and downward upon thefaceoftheanvil, theinertiaand pressure of the head 0 serving to retain theportion gripped in form and position. \Vhen desirable, the device may beused as a hammer by alternately applying and removing the pressure upon6, the spring 70 serving to move the head 0 away from the anvil A ateach stroke. In like manner the same operations may be performed byplacing the foot upon the treadle it, instead of pressing the kneeagainst the pad c. When out of use, the rod cl may be removed from thenotch g by compressing the spring k and retracting the washer i frombeneath the projections h h. The rod then will hang in the positionshown by the dotted lines. If thelever m and treadle attachments are notused, the head 0 will swing down alougsidethe block 5 13, thus being outof the way. If the lever m and treadle attachments are used, the sameresuit is secured by removing the pin 8.

I am aware that clamps for holding irons against thesides of anvils,said clamps attached 1 cc to pivoted arms and actuated by treadles, havebeen used. I do not claim these, broadly.

What I claim is as follows:

1. In combination with an anvil and movable head, the levers b and b,shaft a, and rod supported and actuated by pivoted levers atd, havingattached the pad 6, substantially as tached to a rock-shaft, said leversoperated by described. a rod having attached a knee-pad, a spring, a

2. In an anvil attachment, in combination Washer, and a stop, said rodsupported by a 5 with the head 0, levers b b, and rod d, having notchedplate having projections to engage the pad e, the plate f, spring 70,and stop Z. with said washer, substantially as described.

3. In an anvil attachment, the combination, with the rod (1, having thepad 6, spring is, and JAMES ALFRED RICHARDS.

stop Z, the plate f, having the notch gand pro IO jections h h, and thewasher i, substantially as described.

4. In an anvil attachment, a movable head

